MN DLI Makes Smallpox Announcement

From the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry regarding small pox vaccination coverage:The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the Minnesota Department of Health's (MDOH) plan to implement the first phase of the smallpox vaccination program announced by President Bush on Dec. 13, 2002. According to the MDOH, the first phase of the plan would be to vaccinate people "who would be expected to play a key role in responding to a smallpox outbreak caused by an act of terrorism. That includes hospital personnel who would care for smallpox patients, teams of p...